Training in Pain Medicine

Introduction

The College needs to be certain that all trainees have gained adequate experience in pain medicine to warrant the inclusion of this specialist area on the CST. For this reason, the College has set down certain minimum standards regarding duration and structure of training in pain medicine.

All trainees should complete one 2-month period of modular training in pain management that includes regular attendance at a Pain Clinic. They must also participate in a formal Acute Post-Operative Pain Service in at least two other hospital rotations.

Acute Pain

For the purposes of a Certificate of Specialist Training, training in Pain Medicine focuses primarily on the acute post-operative pain service although acute non-surgical pain (e.g.post-trauma) should also be addressed.